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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close with |
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the death of Montgomery County Attorney J D Lambright on March 9, |
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2019, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Don Lambright was born on October 25, 1949, to |
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Bill and Frances Lambright, and he grew up in Pampa with a sister, |
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Pat; he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical |
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engineering from Texas Tech University, and he served as a |
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geophysicist and electrical engineer with the Shell Oil Company for |
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25 years, including two years as a business interface manager for |
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the Shell Exploration and Production Technology Company in Houston; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lambright later earned a law degree at South |
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Texas College of Law, and after retiring from Shell in 1999, he |
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practiced civil, family, criminal, and probate law in Conroe for 13 |
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years; in November 2012, he was elected Montgomery County Attorney, |
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and he won a second term in 2016; under his leadership, his office |
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was recognized three times as Department of the Year, and in 2014 |
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and 2015, Mr. Lambright was named Montgomery County Boss of the |
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Year; moreover, he served as director and general counsel of the |
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Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County and on the board of |
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the Montgomery County Bar Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Lambright was a member |
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of the Conroe Noon Lions Club and the Montgomery County Fair |
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Association and a graduate of Leadership Montgomery County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lambright was married to his high school |
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sweetheart, Belinda, for 43 years, and he delighted in the time they |
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spent riding motorcycles together and attending professional |
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bull-riding events; in his leisure time, he also enjoyed playing |
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the drums, and he was a licensed amateur radio operator; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his vision, his professionalism, and his |
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integrity, J D Lambright leaves behind a legacy that will resonate |
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in Montgomery County for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of J D Lambright and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of J D |
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Lambright. |
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Toth |
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Bell of Montgomery |
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Metcalf |
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Guerra |
Noble |
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| Bailes |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Perez |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Phelan |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Reynolds |
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| Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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| Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Rosenthal |
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| Burrows |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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| Button |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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| Canales |
Kuempel |
Sherman, Sr. |
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| Capriglione |
Lambert |
Shine |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lucio III |
Thierry |
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| Davis of Harris |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dean |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
Metcalf |
Tinderholt |
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| Dutton |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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| Farrar |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Muñoz, Jr. |
Wray |
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| González of Dallas |
Murr |
Zedler |
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| González of El Paso |
Neave |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 830 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 18, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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